Stumpy, you are a dear as my grandmother used to say. You sure put it in a nutshell.

Stumpy, you need to come around more often. We need you.

John’s account of the miracle of the loaves and fishes is the only one that includes the little boy. The boy has been better prepared than the rest of the crowd and brought his meal with him. However, he gives it up, trusting Jesus to do what is best with it.

Now how can y’all complain bout them sweet words from the Bible? This is as right as rain. Im gonna follow this advise and so should all a y’all. Jist as soon as Jesus comes again Im gonna give him every single thing I got cause I do trust HIM!!! I sure as hell aint gonna give it ta no globalist thiefs who I aint never gonna trust to do nothin right with my money.

Also, I agree that this kind of thing can’t be enforced. Some people will swallow anything if someone uses the Bible to support it but they don’t understand free choice.

Point one disturbs me because it makes it clear that it would be a law we would have to follow. To have a legal mandate to feed the rest of the world is globalism and could assist in bankrupting us, especially as disasters and bad econ policy drives the world further into chaos.

The story about the fishes beneath that, explains biblically why we should do this. We have discussed this before. It is a Democratic idea to legislate compassion and we believe this isn’t true compassion and bears fruit of resentment, envy and slothfulness. Freely choosing to show compassion is a Republican idea. America is the most giving country in the world and it comes from the heart. It isn’t demanded, it is freely given. This is how we grow and become Christlike. Read and decide for yourselves.

The Global Poverty Act breaks new ground in three important ways:

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For the first time achieving one of the Millennium Development Goals will be included in U.S. law.
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Over 20 government agencies currently participate in development activities, sometimes at cross purposes. The Global Poverty Act would ensure the maximum benefit to those in greatest need by coordinating the efforts of each agency that administers aid.
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13 of the world’s major donors have reported on their progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals, while the U.S. has not. This legislation would require a regular report to Congress on U.S. progress towards meeting the first Millennium Development Goal.

Most Christians know this story well. A version of it appears in all four Gospels. Like all good stories, it changes a bit with each telling—sometimes there are 5,000 fed, sometimes 4,000. Some versions start with five loaves, others with seven. However, the central theme of the story remains the same: While the disciples look at so many people who need to be fed and see only scarcity, Jesus knows that what they have will be sufficient for him to feed the multitude.

As Christians in a nation of plenty, how often do we still only see scarcity? Do we truly believe that God is going to provide what we need and even enough for us to share with others?

John’s account of the miracle of the loaves and fishes is the only one that includes the little boy. The boy has been better prepared than the rest of the crowd and brought his meal with him. However, he gives it up, trusting Jesus to do what is best with it.

We must follow the boy’s example—not just trusting God with our financial resources, but also offering our power as citizens in a democracy. When we use our voices to call for Congress to increase funding for effective programs that help developing countries in Africa and other poor parts of the world, we are trusting God to do miraculous things with this small action.

As we read the Bible and this miracle appears again and again, it should remind us that God sees the abundance that already exists in our world. Let us adopt that vision as well. Once we truly see that, hunger in our midst becomes even more scandalous. That abundance should convict us to be even more persistent in our advocacy—even more insistent that we create a world where all are fed.

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